Government school in UP runs without water, electricity or mid-day meals

In Lalbagh, Uttar Pradesh, a government school is being run without electricity and water. Locals living in the area have alleged that even after repeated complaints, the authorities have taken no action.

The students are fed instant noodles instead of a balanced diet.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspANI

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A government school at Lalbaugh, Uttar Pradesh is bereft of basic infrastructural facilities

In the name of mid-day meal, the school provides instant noodles to the students

Lucknow: The concept of government schools was introduced in the country to ensure that every single child in India gains knowledge. Government schools act as a bridge between an underprivileged child and a bright future. While many bright minds have gone ahead to change the world by studying in government-run schools, the present condition of these schools is far from even satisfactory.

A school in Lalbagh village of Uttar Pradesh has exposed the reality of the state administration. Left at the mercy of the administration, the students have been struggling for basic amenities like food, water and electricity.

The students wipe the sweat off of their foreheads as they study in the scorching heat without fans. For years, the school has been operating without electricity. Not only this, the students cannot even use the washroom constructed in the school as there is no water supply. Forced to relieve themselves in the open, the children studying at the school put their health at risk almost every day.

For years, doctors and experts have emphasised the importance of physical exercise. The students of this school, however, do not even have a playground. While private schools in the country boast of having swimming pools and courts for different sports, it is a shame that students of a government-run school have a playground that resembles a 'dumping ground'.

Full of debris and garbage, the washrooms of the school are also not fit for usage. Not only this, mid-day meals, which are an integral part of every government school, are also not provided at this school. The students are fed instant noodles instead of a balanced diet. While the government sanctions crores every year for mid-may meal programmes, they often end up warming the pockets of bureaucrats.

Prabhat Bharti, a local said, "I have been here from the past 25 years and from the past 20 years, the condition of the school has remained the same. There are no facilities in this school. In one incident, a woman lost her life after the school's roof fell on her. The MLAs, MPs don't listen to our pleas. Earlier there were not even benches for the students."

Bharti added that MPs have adopted the village but even after that, the village has not seen much improvement. Another local added that even after constantly complaining about the school's infrastructure, no action has been taken by the authorities. It cannot be denied that while children at this school struggle for basic amenities, the future of the country stands in danger.

Government school in UP runs without water, electricity or mid-day meals Description:In Lalbagh, Uttar Pradesh, a government school is being run without electricity and water. Locals living in the area have alleged that even after repeated complaints, the authorities have taken no action. Mirror Now Digital